President
Barack Obama took some time off from running the country to vacation with his
Family in Hawaii. Toward the end of the trip, the Obamas stopped by
Eddie Vedder's pad in Kailua to
Visit the
Pearl Jam frontman and his family. The First
Family spent less than 30 minutes with the rocker and his clan, the Associated Press reports.
Vedder has been a supporter of
Obama since 2007, when the politician an**unced he would be running for president. The singer used his position as a public figure in
Pearl Jam to criticize the George W. Bush administration — see "Bushleaguer" below. The iconic frontman showed up to a fundraiser for the
President in 2012 prior to
Obama winning his second candidacy.
Vedder talked about how a government security job helped him reach his dream of becoming a professional musician. "It was that job which allowed me to keep affording guitars and microphones," he said, "Rolling Stone" **tes. "For me, it all began with that ability to get the proper training for a decent job." "For you to share that story with us, Eddie, speaks volumes **t only about you but about this country,"
Obama responded. "That story captures better than anything what this campaign is about and what this country is about."
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President Barack Obama and Family Visit Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder During Hawaiian Vaca